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  Hunters demand quota to cull thousands of seals and sea lions to save salmon population along B.C.’s coast

  The Chief of Haida Gwaii First Nations is calling for a hunting quota on at least 3,000 seals and sea lions in his community and along Read More »

• Did catch shares enable the Codfather’s fishing fraud?

  Carlos Rafael’s guilty plea late last month of falsifying fish quotas, conspiracy and tax evasion has prompted renewed criticism of one of the most contentious parts Read More »

• Salty Dames – Women in Fishing

  Google “women” and “fishing” and up will pop lots of calendar images of smiling ladies in bikinis, cradling impressive marine specimens they probably didn’t catch. But Read More »
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  Scotland: North-east fishermen start selling direct to find new markets in lockdown

  Fishermen across the north-east have resorted to selling catches directly off the boat instead of markets to try to make ends meet during the coronavirus lockdown. Read More »

• Marathon Florida woman selling lobster tails on Craigslist busted by Florida Fish and Wildlife

  “This lobster fresh?” he asked in a text message. “Yes very fresh,” the person on the other end responded. continued@abcactionnews Read More »

• Is Fukushima Radiation Causing the Epidemic of Dead and Starving Sea Lions In California?

  At island rookeries off the Southern California coast, 45 percent of the pups born in June have died, said Sharon Melin, a wildlife biologist for the Read More »
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  “You never know the mind of a squid” – The squid’s short lifespan makes it hard to study

  Late this summer, squid showed up in abundance in many bays in the province, a sight not seen in several harbours, including Holyrood, for decades. Why Read More »

• Commercial whelk fishery opens in eastern Cape Breton

  On Tuesday, an event at Louisbourg Seafoods processing plant ushered in the first commercial whelk fishery in waters along the island’s eastern coast.  The Louisbourg, N.S., Read More »

• Chiefs welcome delay in WPRFMC vote

  Traditional leaders who petitioned against changing the rules to allow longliners to fish in near shore waters now relegated for small alia vessels, have welcomed the decision Read More »
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  F/V Sea Lion II meets its doom on the Bayshore….

  The Sea Lion II’s owner-hired-captain indicated that he fell asleep and woke up too late to stop the grounding of the fishing vessel. The Sea Lion Read More »

• Southeast Alaska Seiners Struggling With Salmon Observer Program

  Commercial harvesters in the Southeast Alaska salmon drift gillnet fishery, mandated for observation under the federal Marine Mammal Protection Act, say changes are needed in the Read More »

• Gillnet Fishermen Committed to Reduce Harbor Porpoise Interaction

  Preliminary data shows a low number of takes in OctoberThe following was released by the Northeast Seafood Coalition. GLOUCESTER, Mass. — November 20, 2012 — Gillnet Read More »

• P.E.I. looks to Japan for seafood exports

  There’s growing potential for P.E.I. seafood in the Japanese market, says Fisheries, Aquaculture and Rural Development Minister Ron MacKinley. He says a  recent visit by the Read More »

• Alaska fishing groups protest expanded observers program Ketchican, Alaska

  “A lot of Alaska fishermen are sitting here saying this program, which is  scheduled to start in a month, is extremely onerous for the small  community-based Read More »

• Friends Awaiting Word from Missing Lobster Fishermen

  Some lobster fishermen haven’t been heard from in several hours after trying to move traps out of the path Hurricane Irma. According to fellow commercial fisherman, Read More »

• Andrzejczak & Land Aquaculture Bill Heads to New Jersey Governor’s Desk

  Legislation Assemblymen Bob Andrzejczak and Bruce Land sponsored to promote aquaculture in New Jersey recently gained final legislative approval in the Senate. The bill now heads Read More »

• Two Combined Gulf of St. Lawrence Shrimp Fisheries Achieve MSC Re-certification

  Two Canadian MSC certified fisheries, the Gulf of St. Lawrence (GOSL) northern shrimp and the Gulf of St. Lawrence northern shrimp trawl Esquiman Channel fisheries, have Read More »

• Scientists say new fisheries law “guts” protection for habitat

  OTTAWA — Three of Canada’s leading fish scientists say Canada’s rewritten Fisheries Act protect the fish species that people eat, while dropping protection for huge numbers Read More »
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  Moving Forward – FISH-NL Vows to keep fighting despite certification rejection

  The president of the Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters says he’s not discouraged by the provincial labour relations board’s rejection of union certification for the group. Read More »

• Vietnam Veteran/Commercial Crab Fisherman John Randolph Staffanson of Bow, Washington, has passed away

  Randy died peacefully at home in Bow, Washington, on March 20, 2024. He was born in Burlington, Washington, in 1949 to John Staffanson and D. Joanne (Denis) Staffanson. Read More »
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  Vineyard Wind, welcome to our world…

  Headline – Trump admin throws wrench into offshore wind plans – The Trump administration is ordering a sweeping environmental review of the burgeoning offshore wind industry, a Read More »

• Civil penalities from NOAA could be next for Carlos Rafael

  Judge William Young’s judgment filed Wednesday appeared to be the finish line to Carlos Rafael’s case. Young, though, by ordering the forfeiture of four vessels and Read More »
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  FWC Charges 3 in ‘Disturbing’ Shark-Dragging Incident

  The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office announced charges against three individuals connected to the video of a shark Read More »

• Loved ones gather for reading of 264 names on Fishermen’s Memorial and the Blessing of the Fleet

  Brett Van Alen was a commercial seiner and troller in Southeast Alaska, as well as a fisher for squid and sardines in California, who died last Read More »
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  Norton Sound: Expect Strong Salmon Runs This Summer

  Salmon runs in the Norton Sound area are expected to be at least as strong as last year, with the exception of king, or Chinook, salmon. Read More »